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Google Play lets you test drive Android apps before installing them

Instant Apps have come to Google's mobile store. Google's  Instant Apps  are available in a few places for curious Android users, but they've been conspicuously absent in one place: the Play Store. Wouldn't you want to check out an app before committing to it? You can now. Google is now  building  Instant Apps into the store through a "Try It Now" button on app pages. Tap it and you can find out if an app is your cup of tea without the usual rigamarole of downloading it first. Only a handful of apps are explicitly labeled as Instant Apps-ready (the  New York Times ' crossword game is one example), but we'd expect that list to grow before long. There are other important tweaks to the store, too. There's a revamped games area (shown above) with trailers and sections for new and "premium" paid games. Also, the redone Editor's Choice area is now up and running in 17 countries. Google has also implemented some behind-the-scenes changes t...